DESIGN FOR JUSTICE

Grades 4 - 12 | Up to 30 Students

During this virtual workshop, students will explore how design impacts society on a personal, community, and global level. 

Students will view MODA’s current exhibition through the lens of social equity and think critically and creatively about the solutions they see from other designers, with guidance from the Principles of Design from the Design Justice Network. Then, students will discuss and unpack all the ways that injustice and power imbalances impact our daily lives and look at some examples of design that are making the world a more just and equitable place. After learning about the work of designers, activists, artists, and other creatives, students will team up to define a challenge of inequity or injustice in our world and use their creativity, compassion, and empathy to design an object, space, or system that proposes a solution, using the Liberatory Design Process as a guide.

Want to schedule this field trip? Please fill out the form by clicking the grey button to the left (or by clicking here), and we’ll get back to you right away!

Please email Leslie Yarborough at education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)

This field trip covers standards in the following areas and grade levels.

Visual Arts: 4-12

Mathematics: K-4

Social Studies: 4 - 12

For a full list of applicable standards, please see the attached PDF.

  • Our virtual workshops are completely FREE for Title I schools!

    For non-Title I schools, each virtual field trip is $250.

    Once we’ve agreed upon a date and time for your in-museum field trip, we’ll send you an invoice. Payment must be made at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled field trip or upon receipt if scheduling within two weeks. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card, or check. Please email education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

    Please note: registrations cancelled within two weeks prior to the field trip will result in a refund of 60%. No refunds will be available for cancellations less than two weeks prior to the date of the workshop, class, or program.

Students will:

  • Unpack definitions of ‘design’ and ‘justice’ 

  • Practice close looking and critical thinking with everyday things and in our everyday spaces and systems. 

  • Notice their place in the world through self-reflection. 

  • Practice empathy through sharing ideas, perspectives, and feelings with others. 

  • Define instances of injustice in our world. 

  • Prototype designs to expand justice.

  • Have fun!

Students will need:

  • A way to connect virtually via Zoom, Teams, or another platform (MODA can provide this if you cannot)